Ho Chi Minh vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$5242
🏠 One person rent
$409
$1156
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1999
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$687
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$3917
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
65
😀 Quality of life
69
87
🏙️ Population
14M
508K

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 64% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 6919th and 1736th ($762 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1388th in Vietnam and the United States, respectively. Check Vietnam vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Kansas ranked 115th in the United States, while ranked 4450th and 372nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ho Chi Minh Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$1229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$897
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$2221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$1622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$68.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$2333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$1896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$9.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$5.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$21.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$1367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$25297

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$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
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$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2328
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2192
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2046
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2314
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2433
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1832
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2283
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2341
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1945
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2258
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2068
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1707
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2299
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1995
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2160
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2105
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1808
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1972
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1563
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1914
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1358
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1786
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1914
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1715
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1904
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1716
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1825
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1276
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1541
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1888
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1578
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1649
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1739
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$1871
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2017
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1762
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1820
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$1918
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1860